Guadalajara vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1222
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2949
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$575
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$998
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$435
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$795
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
47
96
😀 Quality of life
63
77
🏙️ Population
1.39M
18.7M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 56% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4703rd and 6854th ($1222 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 34th in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5440th and 1149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Guangzhou

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Guadalajara Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.87
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$783
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$447
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1440
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.63%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3299
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.96
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$272
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11283
$19408

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$1005
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$895
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$1420
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$941
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$932
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$968
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$959
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$920
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$1211
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$874
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$962
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$961
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$660
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$905
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$935
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$817
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$1472
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$864
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$1124
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$1255
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$902
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$1047
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$1069
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$909
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$764
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$627
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$694
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$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
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$828
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$766
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$954
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$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
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$739
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$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
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$758
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$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
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$714
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$528
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$648
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$601
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$620
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$602
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$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711